The authors propose host root avoidance of Striga seed as the mechanism of reduced attachment.

Claim · model-written summary

The authors propose host root avoidance of Striga seed as the mechanism of reduced attachment.

Taxon

sorghum and maizeSorghumZea mayst0

Interactor

StrigaStrigae0parasite

Outcome

delay in the onset of Striga attachment and the formation of smaller numbers of attachmentse0

Qualifier

avoidance of Striga seed by the host root systeme0

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Verbatim

e0

“avoidance of Striga seed by the host root system, resulting in a delay in the onset of Striga attachment and the formation of smaller numbers of attachments”

t0

“sorghum and maize”